Today I talk about what has been going on with me for the last 3 months including symptoms, tentative diagnosis, and some health takeaways for each of you to pay attention to. A video update was also shared to social media a few days after I recorded this. You can find that on Instagram. 

Today I talk about a recent interview with Dr. Fauci where he tells Americans to be prepared for more lockdowns based on a new subvariant, BA.2. Fauci makes a claim that we will have to get used to "pivoting" back and forth between normal life and being restricted like we were at the beginning of the pandemic, even thought this new variant is even LESS deadly than any other we've seen. I also discuss a little of what's happening in China right now and give an update on my new Covid educational cards that can be found on www.melissa4truth.com.

Today's interview with nurse Danielle was originally recorded summer of 2021. She talks about how "true health" including physical activity was never discussed as a treatment measure during the pandemic. The focus SHOULD be on preventative care -- behaviors and patterns that keep people from being sick in the first place. That makes them less likely to burden the medical and/or hospital system and also a safer member of society. However this pandemic has shown that, while they had a captive audience, keeping people from getting sick was never the point.

This episode, originally recorded early in 2021, discusses a part of the pandemic no one has been talking about -- Labor & Delivery and how birthing moms have been affected by mitigation policies. This nurse explains how new babies were separated from their mothers for several weeks after birth even if there was a "suspected positive" or completely asymptomatic case. New mothers were also not allowed to breastfeed, perhaps the most important action step needed to protect the babies for their growth and development and foundational health. She also discusses the misguided policies removing birthing partners, laboring partners, spouses, and forcing masks on laboring women, and how they added to the obstacles for those going through what should have been one of the most important times of their lives. 

Today I talk about something that won't seem to go away C A N C E L  C U L T U R E. I address Chappelle's new comedy special "The Closer", why it's causing controversy, and how cancel culture works. Then I delve into an article written by psychologist Kimberly Wilson who says cancel culture is TOXIC to our mental health. I finish this episode by quoting a second article on cancel culture, one that warns by stifling open debate in the population, we are harming more than just one conversation, we are harming them all.

(Originally recorded May 16, 2021) Melissa - "To somebody who's still afraid, afraid to be anywhere without their mask, afraid to go outside or venture outside, afraid to be around people who haven't had the vaccine yet...from a nurse's perspective, what advice would you give them?"

Angie - "For those who still do feel afraid to go and be around other people: 1) this has never been what they made it out to be, so there is no fear there, and 2) there are a lot of great ways to take care of your body and your immune system and those things matter far more than any of these other measures that have been put in place."